The writer is a former attorney general of India.
April 24,2011 01:11:50 AM
It ruled that the section was applicable only to activities involving incitement to violence
Sun, Apr 24, 2011April 10,2011 00:33:29 AM
Preventive detention is anathema to the Rule of Law because a person is incarcerated not upon conviction in a court of law.
Sun, Apr 10, 2011March 13,2011 02:18:17 AM
Fanaticism is at its violent peak in Pakistan. No person in Pakistan dare propose even an amendment.
Sun, Mar 13, 2011February 27,2011 23:49:27 PM
Wisdom and good sense have prevailed.
Sun, Feb 27, 2011February 13,2011 02:00:21 AM
The Solicitor General replied that it will be done at the appropriate stage.
Sun, Feb 13, 2011January 30,2011 01:33:21 AM
The murder of Graham Staines and his two sons by Dara Singh and his goons by burning them to death was a brutal crime.
Sun, Jan 30, 2011January 16,2011 04:10:44 AM
Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10 every year with reference to the Human Rights Declaration which was passed by the UN on that day in 1948.
Sun, Jan 16, 2011January 04,2011 02:32:52 AM
The court accepts its error during Emergency,removes a shameful blot.
Tue, Jan 04, 2011January 02,2011 02:25:30 AM
Instead,I will dwell on a more pleasant topicbooks.
Sun, Jan 02, 2011December 19,2010 04:14:17 AM
IT was a sad day for parliamentary democracy when Parliament was stalled for the entire winter session.
Sun, Dec 19, 2010December 05,2010 03:32:51 AM
WikiLeaks has dominated the global scene.
Sun, Dec 05, 2010November 21,2010 05:05:21 AM
The release of Aung San Suu Kyi was heartening. The heroic lady is now free after spending 15 of the past 21 years in detention and house arrest
Sun, Nov 21, 2010November 07,2010 05:15:59 AM
Of all the US Presidential visits to India,President Obamas has special significance.
Sun, Nov 07, 2010October 24,2010 04:41:21 AM
Fascist infiltration into universities Rohintons Mistrys book,Such a Long Journey,was in the English BA syllabus of the Mumbai University for over a decade. No one objected nor was there any agitation about its removal till Aditya Thackeray,grandson of the Shiv Sena supremo,had a sudden revelation and found the book insulting to a section of the […]
Sun, Oct 24, 2010October 10,2010 04:42:51 AM
The Commonwealth Games began with a bang,notwithstanding numerous hiccups and the incredible fact that there was only one full dress rehearsal preceding the opening event.
Sun, Oct 10, 2010September 26,2010 02:48:34 AM
After the conclusion of lengthy proceedings in which voluminous evidence was produced and extensive oral arguments were advanced,the Allahabad High Court reserved judgment on Ayodhya
Sun, Sep 26, 2010September 12,2010 02:55:18 AM
Intentional killing of a person for marrying within the same gotra or outside ones caste or community is plain murder.
Sun, Sep 12, 2010August 29,2010 04:54:53 AM
The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha by an overwhelming majority.
Sun, Aug 29, 2010August 15,2010 02:34:44 AM
Commonwealth Games 2010 has evoked diverse reactions in view of the surrounding controversies.
Sun, Aug 15, 2010August 01,2010 03:01:10 AM
The ban on James Lanes biography of Shivaji was struck down by the Supreme Court....
Sun, Aug 01, 2010July 18,2010 03:46:27 AM
A shameful blot on our criminal justice system is the phenomenon of undertrials rotting in jails for periods longer than the maximum punishment imposable upon conviction.....
Sun, Jul 18, 2010June 06,2010 02:17:26 AM
The Darul Uloom Deoband is one of Indias well-respected Islamic seminaries. Its fatwas against suicide attacks and its condemnation of the killing of innocent persons were most welcome....
Sun, Jun 06, 2010May 23,2010 02:23:55 AM
Freedom of the Press,the Ark of the Covenant of Democracy,as proudly proclaimed by our Supreme Court,is not in good shape....
Sun, May 23, 2010May 09,2010 21:22:35 PM
Kasab has been pronounced guilty,death sentence has been imposed. As long as death sentence is on our statute book and whose constitutionality...
Sun, May 09, 2010April 25,2010 01:56:49 AM
At long last justice was done in the Jessica Lal murder case. The rich and influential criminals were duly sentenced.....
Sun, Apr 25, 2010





